Upholsterers
Wages
New workers start around £14,925. Normal pay is £24,886 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £38,209.
Available jobs
In the past year there were 10,691 vacancies for this type of job
Projected job growth over the next 8 years
Related courses
People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.
What they do most days?
Measures, cuts, pins, sews and trims fabrics to make curtains, cushions, loose covers and similar soft furnishings.
Replaces covering, padding, webbing or springs to repair upholstered furniture.
Encases bed springs and padding with selected covering material by hand or machine stitching and fits castors where required.
Operates machine to compress padded spring assemblies and inserts them into mattress covers.
Pins sections of coverings together, joins by sewing and inserts trims, braids and buttons as required and fits upholstery unit to frame.
Pads springs and secures padding by stitching, stapling, tacking, etc..
Tacks and staples or otherwise secures webbing to furniture frame.
Measures frame to be covered or examines drawings or other specifications and cuts material with shears, knife or scissors.
Hard Skills
Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.
Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.
Soft Skills
Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.
Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.